2013 Six Nations Championship

2013 Six Nations Championship
Date 2 February 2013 – 16 March 2013
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Wales (26th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Millennium Trophy  England
Centenary Quaich  Scotland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy  Italy
Matches played 15
Attendance 1,042,965 (69,531 per match)
Tries scored 37 (2.47 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Wales Leigh Halfpenny (74)
Top try scorer(s) Wales Alex Cuthbert (4)
Player of the tournament Wales Leigh Halfpenny
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The 2013 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2013 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 119th edition of the tournament. Wales won the tournament for the second time in two years, the first time they had won back-to-back championships since their 1978 and 1979 wins. France collected the wooden spoon by finishing last for the first time since 1999. It was also the first time every team managed to win at least 3 competition points (the equivalent of a win and a draw or three draws) since 1974.

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity City
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London England Stuart Lancaster Chris Robshaw
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Philippe Saint-André Thierry Dusautoir1
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Ireland Declan Kidney Jamie Heaslip
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 72,698 Rome France Jacques Brunel Sergio Parisse2
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Australia Scott Johnson (interim) Kelly Brown
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Wales Rob Howley (caretaker) Ryan Jones3

1 Except the opening match against Italy where Pascal Papé was the captain but was ruled out of the next two matches due to injury. On 1 March, it was officially announced that Papé would miss the remaining matches in the Six Nations and that Thierry Dusautoir would continue as captain.[1]

2 Except the week 3 match as he was originally ruled out of the Six Nations from that week onwards due to being handed a 40-day ban after being red carded for insulting a referee while playing for his club Stade Francais in the French Top 14. Martin Castrogiovanni was captain of that match.[2] Parisse later returned after Italy appealed his ban, and the FFR agreed to reduce his suspension to 20 days and therefore became eligible to play England and Ireland.[3]

3 Except the opening week match against Ireland as he did not feature and Sam Warburton was captain but was ruled out of the French match in week 2 which led to Ryan Jones taking over captaincy for that match. When Warburton returned against Italy, Jones took over the captaincy for the remaining matches against Italy, Scotland and England. However, a shoulder injury sustained against Scotland meant that Gethin Jenkins was appointed captain for the final game against England.

Squads

Overview

2013 Six Nations Italy vs Wales

At the start of the 2013 Six Nations Championships England were favoured to win by many pundits after they beat the world champion New Zealand team in December 2012.[4] France, enjoying a winning streak prior to the competition, were also considered strong contenders.[4] In contrast defending champions Wales had suffered seven consecutive defeats (4 versus Australia) and were without their regular head coach Warren Gatland.[5] Expectations regarding England and Wales were confirmed in the first round of matches, played on 2 February, with England enjoying a convincing 38–18 victory against Scotland and Wales losing 22–30 against Ireland despite a Welsh comeback from 3-30 down just after half time.[6][7] France however were upset in their first game, going down 23–18 against Italy.[8] The following week both England and Wales won their matches, against Ireland and France respectively.[9][10] Scotland meanwhile beat Italy 34–10 in the other game,[11] their first Six Nations victory since 2011.[12] In week three Wales roundly defeated Italy 9–26 and England beat France 23–13.[13][14] In the remaining match, Scotland defeated Ireland for a second consecutive victory.[15] Wales won their week four clash against Scotland 26-13 and in the process achieved a record fifth consecutive away win in the Six Nations. England remained undefeated after beating Italy 18-11.[16][17] Ireland and France tied 13–13, giving France their first points in the competition.[18]

England having won all four matches to this point (on 8 points) and Wales with three victories (6 points) meant that their match against each other in the final week, on 16 March, would determine the champions. A victory by Wales would give them two points and put them on equal footing with England. If they won by more than seven points they would move ahead on points differential and retain the title.[19] England were slight favourites heading into the game due to their unbeaten run,[20] although Wales had the advantage of a more experienced side and playing at home in the Millennium Stadium.[21] Going into the final round Scotland were on 4 points, Ireland on 3, Italy on 2 and France on 1.[22] Italy ended up beating Ireland and Scotland lost to France, giving Scotland and Italy 4 points each (with Scotland finishing ahead on points differential) and Ireland and France 3 points each (with Ireland finishing ahead on points differential).[23] France ended up with the wooden spoon, the first time they had finished last in the competition since 1999.[24]

Wales defeated England by an emphatic 30–3, their biggest ever win over England.[25] At half time Wales had just a 9-3 lead, with three penalties to fullback Leigh Halfpenny against one from England's Owen Farrell. The first 20 minutes of the second half saw Wales score points through a try to winger Alex Cuthbert, and another penalty goal to Halfpenny. This gave them a comfortable 17-3 lead heading into the last quarter of the game. Wales fly half Dan Biggar dropped a goal, which was then followed by a second try to Cuthbert in the 66th minute to put the game beyond England. Biggar kicked a final penalty with 10 minutes to go to give Wales their 30–3 victory.[26][27] Wales coach Rob Howley described the victory as a better achievement than their 2012 Grand Slam[28] and Welsh captain Sam Warburton described the win as the "best moment" of his career.[29] England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted that his side "didn't turn up" to their final match.[30]

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1 Wales 540112266+5698
2 England 54019478+1658
3 Scotland 520398107−974
4 Italy 520375111−3654
5 Ireland 51137281−953
6 France 51137391−1863

Fixtures

As with the 2012 Six Nations Championship, there were no Friday night fixtures.[31]

Week 1

2 February 2013
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  22–30  Ireland
Try: Cuthbert 47' c
Halfpenny 58' m
Mitchell 75' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 49', 76'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 33'
 Report Try: Zebo 10' c
Healy 23' c
O'Driscoll 42' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 11', 25', 43'
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 20', 28', 40'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,254
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Dan Biggar  73'
SH 9 Mike Phillips  63'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Aaron Shingler  44'
RL 5 Ian Evans  73'
LL 4 Andrew Coombs
TP 3 Adam Jones  73'
HK 2 Matthew Rees 13' to 21'  51'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 38' to 40'  66'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  13'  21'  51'
PR 17Paul James  38'  40'  66'
PR 18Craig Mitchell  73'
LK 19Ollie Kohn  73'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  44'
SH 21Lloyd Williams  63'
FH 22James Hook  73'
CE 23Scott Williams
Coach:
Wales Rob Howley
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Craig Gilroy
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy  44'
LW 11Simon Zebo
FH 10Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray 69' to 79'  79'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Sean O'Brien
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  51'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Mike McCarthy  73'
TP 3 Mike Ross  68'
HK 2 Rory Best 57' to 67'
LP 1 Cian Healy  73'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin
PR 17David Kilcoyne  73'
PR 18Declan Fitzpatrick  68'
LK 19Donncha O'Callaghan  73'
FL 20Chris Henry  51'
SH 21Eoin Reddan  79'
FH 22Ronan O'Gara
CE 23Keith Earls  44'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Ireland Brian O'Driscoll

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

2 February 2013
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  38–18  Scotland
Try: Ashton 30' c
Twelvetrees 42' c
Parling 53' m
Care 80' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 31', 43', 80'
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 2', 13', 18', 37'
 Report Try: Maitland 9' m
Hogg 70' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/2) 70'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 19', 39'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,347
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15Alex Goode  67'
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Brad Barritt
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees  67'
LW 11Mike Brown
FH 10Owen Farrell
SH 9 Ben Youngs  57'
N8 8 Ben Morgan  45'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  64'
TP 3 Dan Cole  73'
HK 2 Tom Youngs  53'
LP 1 Joe Marler  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Dylan Hartley  53'
PR 17David Wilson  73'
PR 18Mako Vunipola  57'
LK 19Courtney Lawes  64'
FL 20James Haskell  45'
SH 21Danny Care  57'
FH 22Toby Flood  67'
CE 23David Strettle  67'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Stuart Hogg  78'
RW 14Sean Maitland
OC 13Sean Lamont
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Tim Visser
FH 10Ruaridh Jackson
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  73'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch  13'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  55'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Dougie Hall  47'
LP 1 Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK 16Ross Ford  47'
PR 17Moray Low
PR 18Geoff Cross
LK 19Alastair Kellock  55'
FL 20David Denton  13'
SH 21Henry Pyrgos  73'
FH 22Duncan Weir
CE 23Max Evans  78'
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
England Owen Farrell

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

3 February 2013
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  23–18  France
Try: Parisse 4' c
Castrogiovanni 56' c
Con: Orquera (2/2) 5', 58'
Pen: Orquera (1/1) 17'
Drop: Orquera 14'
Burton 68'
 Report Try: Picamoles 11' m
Fall 33' c
Con: Michalak (1/2) 33'
Pen: Michalak (2/3) 27', 49'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 57,547
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Andrea Masi
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Tommaso Benvenuti  71'
IC 12Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Luciano Orquera  63'
SH 9 Tobias Botes  55'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro  63'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Francesco Minto
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  71'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  62'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  55'  79'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  55'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon 79' to end'  55'
PR 17Alberto de Marchi  55'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  62'
LK 19Antonio Pavanello  71'
FL 20Paul Derbyshire  63'
SH 21Edoardo Gori  55'
FH 22Kristopher Burton  63'  79'
CE 23Gonzalo Canale  71'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Yoann Huget  71'
RW 14Wesley Fofana
OC 13Florian Fritz  62'
IC 12Maxime Mermoz
LW 11Benjamin Fall
FH 10Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  62'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  68'
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir
BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)  58'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  67'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  52'
LP 1 Yannick Forestier  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Benjamin Kayser  52'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  52'
PR 18Luc Ducalcon  66'
LK 19Romain Taofifénua  58'
N8 20Damien Chouly  68'
SH 21Morgan Parra  62'
FH 22François Trinh-Duc  71'
CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud  62'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Italy Luciano Orquera

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

Week 2

9 February 2013
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  34–10  Italy
Try: Visser 28' c
Scott 42' c
Hogg 47' c
Lamont 68' c
Con: Laidlaw (4/4) 30', 44', 48', 69'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 15', 24'
 Report Try: Zanni 73' c
Con: Burton (1/1) 74'
Pen: Orquera (1/2) 39'
FB 15Stuart Hogg  71'
RW 14Sean Maitland
OC 13Sean Lamont
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Tim Visser
FH 10Ruaridh Jackson
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  75'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)  70'
BF 6 Rob Harley
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  66'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Euan Murray  70'
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Ryan Grant  59'
Replacements:
HK 16Pat MacArthur
PR 17Moray Low  59'
PR 18Geoff Cross 80' to end'  70'
LK 19Alastair Kellock  66'
FL 20David Denton  70'
SH 21Henry Pyrgos  75'
FH 22Duncan Weir
CE 23Max Evans  71'
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson
FB 15Andrea Masi
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12Gonzalo Canale
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Luciano Orquera  47'
SH 9 Tobias Botes  47'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro  67'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Francesco Minto
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  59'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  63'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  59'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  59'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  59'
PR 17Alberto de Marchi  59'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  63'
LK 19Antonio Pavanello  59'
FL 20Paul Derbyshire  67'
SH 21Edoardo Gori  47'
FH 22Kristopher Burton  47'
CE 23Gonzalo Garcia
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Scotland Greig Laidlaw

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Notes:

9 February 2013
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  6–16  Wales
Pen: Michalak (2/2) 14', 52'
 Report Try: North 71' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 73'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 17', 42', 74'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15Yoann Huget
RW 14Wesley Fofana
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12Maxime Mermoz  75'
LW 11Benjamin Fall  40'
FH 10Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  55'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo  51'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Jocelino Suta  65'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  55'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  50'
LP 1 Yannick Forestier  50'
Replacements:
HK 16Benjamin Kayser  50'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  50'
PR 18Luc Ducalcon  55'
LK 19Romain Taofifénua  65'
N8 20Damien Chouly  51'
SH 21Morgan Parra  55'
FH 22François Trinh-Duc  40'
CE 23Florian Fritz  75'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts  78'
LW 11George North
FH 10Dan Biggar
SH 9 Mike Phillips  70'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)  78'
RL 5 Ian Evans  78'
LL 4 Andrew Coombs
TP 3 Adam Jones  78'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  58'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 38' to 40'  58'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  55'
PR 17Paul James  38'  40'  58'
PR 18Craig Mitchell  78'
LK 19Lou Reed  78'
FL 20Aaron Shingler  78'
SH 21Lloyd Williams  70'
FH 22James Hook
CE 23Scott Williams  78'
Coach:
Wales Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Wales Leigh Halfpenny

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes:

10 February 2013
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  6–12  England
Pen: O'Gara (2/3) 44', 57'
 Report Pen: Farrell (4/6) 2', 28', 63', 65'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Craig Gilroy
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11Simon Zebo  10'
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  31'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Sean O'Brien  65'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan  65'
LL 4 Mike McCarthy
TP 3 Mike Ross  78'
HK 2 Rory Best  74'
LP 1 Cian Healy  74'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  74'
PR 17David Kilcoyne  74'
PR 18Declan Fitzpatrick  78'
LK 19Donncha O'Callaghan  65'
FL 20Chris Henry  65'
SH 21Eoin Reddan
FH 22Ronan O'Gara  31'
CE 23Keith Earls  10'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB 15Alex Goode
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Brad Barritt
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees  47'
LW 11Mike Brown
FH 10Owen Farrell
SH 9 Ben Youngs
N8 8 Tom Wood
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  47'
TP 3 Dan Cole  76'
HK 2 Tom Youngs  50'
LP 1 Joe Marler  58'
Replacements:
HK 16Dylan Hartley  50'
PR 17David Wilson  76'
PR 18Mako Vunipola  58'
LK 19Courtney Lawes  47'  70'
N8 20Thomas Waldrom  70'
SH 21Danny Care
FH 22Toby Flood
CE 23Manu Tuilagi  47'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
England Chris Robshaw

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Notes:

Week 3

23 February 2013
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  9–26  Wales
Pen: Burton (3/3) 9', 29', 49'
 Report Try: Davies 44' c
Cuthbert 61' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 45', 61'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 7', 15', 19', 52'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,526
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15Andrea Masi
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12Gonzalo Canale  63'
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Kristopher Burton
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  65'
N8 8 Manoa Vosawai  65'  68'
OF 7 Simone Favaro  69'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Francesco Minto  54'
LL 4 Antonio Pavanello
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni (c) 58' to 68'  70'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  54'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  54'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  54'
PR 17Alberto de Marchi  54'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  65'  68'  70'
LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys  54'
FL 20Paul Derbyshire  69'
SH 21Tobias Botes  65'
FH 22Luciano Orquera
CE 23Gonzalo Garcia  63'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts  70'
LW 11George North
FH 10Dan Biggar  68'
SH 9 Mike Phillips  63'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)  68'
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Andrew Coombs  51'
TP 3 Adam Jones  73'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  51'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  45'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  51'
PR 17Paul James  45'
PR 18Craig Mitchell  73'
LK 19Alun Wyn Jones  51'
FL 20Sam Warburton  68'
SH 21Lloyd Williams  63'
FH 22James Hook  68'
CE 23Scott Williams  70'
Coach:
Wales Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Wales Leigh Halfpenny

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

23 February 2013
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  23–13  France
Try: Tuilagi 54' m
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 1', 27', 33', 47'
Flood (2/2) 72', 76'
 Report Try: Fofana 29' c
Con: Parra (1/1) 31'
Pen: Parra (1/3) 4'
Michalak (1/1) 56'
FB 15Alex Goode
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Manu Tuilagi
IC 12Brad Barritt
LW 11Mike Brown
FH 10Owen Farrell  61'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  58'
N8 8 Tom Wood
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Courtney Lawes  51'
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole 79' to end'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  51'
LP 1 Joe Marler  51'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  51'
PR 17Dave Wilson
PR 18Mako Vunipola  51'
FL 19James Haskell  51'
N8 20Thomas Waldrom
SH 21Danny Care  58'
FH 22Toby Flood  61'
CE 23Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Yoann Huget
RW 14Vincent Clerc
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud  73'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Benjamin Fall
FH 10François Trinh-Duc  52'
SH 9 Morgan Parra  64'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga  68'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Christophe Samson  64'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  64'
HK 2 Benjamin Kayser  55'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  55'
Replacements:
HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski  55'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  55'
PR 18Luc Ducalcon  64'
LK 19Jocelino Suta  64'
FL 20Antonie Claassen  68'
SH 21Maxime Machenaud  66'
FH 22Frédéric Michalak  52'
CE 23Florian Fritz  73'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
England Chris Robshaw

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

24 February 2013
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  12–8  Ireland
Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 52', 59', 63', 73'
 Report Try: Gilroy 43' m
Pen: Jackson (1/3) 35'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,006
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Sean Maitland
OC 13Sean Lamont
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Tim Visser
FH 10Ruaridh Jackson  59'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  71'
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) 45' to 50'
BF 6 Rob Harley  18'  25'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  71'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  75'
HK 2 Ross Ford  45'
LP 1 Ryan Grant 15' to 25'
Replacements:
HK 16Dougie Hall  45'
PR 17Moray Low  18'  25'  75'
PR 18Jon Welsh
LK 19Alastair Kellock  71'
FL 20David Denton  45'  50'  71'
SH 21Henry Pyrgos
FH 22Duncan Weir  59'
CE 23Max Evans
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Craig Gilroy  59'
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12Luke Marshall
LW 11Keith Earls
FH 10Paddy Jackson  64'
SH 9 Conor Murray  69'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Sean O'Brien
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  71'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  71'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Tom Court  55'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin
PR 17David Kilcoyne  55'
PR 18Declan Fitzpatrick
LK 19Devin Toner  71'
FL 20Iain Henderson  71'
SH 21Eoin Reddan  69'
FH 22Ronan O'Gara  64'
WG 23Luke Fitzgerald  59'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Scotland Jim Hamilton

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

Week 4

9 March 2013
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  18–28  Wales
Pen: Laidlaw (6/8) 6', 12', 26', 37', 48', 60'
 Report Try: Hibbard 23' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 23'
Pen: Halfpenny (7/10) 4', 40', 46', 55', 58', 67', 71'
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Sean Maitland
OC 13Sean Lamont
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Tim Visser
FH 10Duncan Weir  78'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  68'
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)
BF 6 Rob Harley
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Richie Gray  29'
TP 3 Euan Murray  76'
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK 16Dougie Hall
PR 17Moray Low
PR 18Geoff Cross  76'
LK 19Alastair Kellock  29'
N8 20Ryan Wilson  68'
SH 21Henry Pyrgos
FH 22Ruaridh Jackson  78'
CE 23Max Evans
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts  72'
LW 11George North
FH 10Dan Biggar
SH 9 Mike Phillips  72'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau  80+1'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)  48'
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  60'
LP 1 Paul James 77' to end'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  60'
PR 17Ryan Bevington  80+1'
PR 18Scott Andrews
LK 19Andrew Coombs
FL 20Justin Tipuric  48'
SH 21Lloyd Williams  72'
FH 22James Hook
CE 23Scott Williams  72'
Coach:
Wales Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Wales Sam Warburton

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Notes:

9 March 2013
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  13–13  France
Try: Heaslip 10' c
Con: Jackson (1/1) 11'
Pen: Jackson (2/4) 29', 32'
 Report Try: Picamoles 73' c
Con: Michalak (1/1) 74'
Pen: Michalak (1/3) 26'
Parra (1/2) 53'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Fergus McFadden  62'
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll  71'  75'
IC 12Luke Marshall  71'
LW 11Keith Earls
FH 10Paddy Jackson
SH 9 Conor Murray  62'  71'  75'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Sean O'Brien
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  76'
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan  67'
LL 4 Mike McCarthy
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  80'
PR 17David Kilcoyne
PR 18Stephen Archer
LK 19Donncha O'Callaghan  67'
FL 20Iain Henderson  76'
SH 21Eoin Reddan  62'  80'
FH 22Ian Madigan  71'
WG 23Luke Fitzgerald  62'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB 15Yoann Huget
RW 14Vincent Clerc
OC 13Florian Fritz 51' to 57'  67'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Maxime Médard
FH 10Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga  65'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  50'
LL 4 Christophe Samson
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Benjamin Kayser  67'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  65'
Replacements:
HK 16Guilhem Guirado  67'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  65'
PR 18Luc Ducalcon
LK 19Sebastien Vahaamahina  50'
FL 20Antonie Claassen  65'
SH 21Maxime Machenaud
FH 22François Trinh-Duc
CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud  51'  57'  67'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Ireland Conor Murray

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

10 March 2013
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  18–11  Italy
Pen: Flood (6/6) 3', 15', 37', 40', 43', 61'
 Report Try: McLean 48' m
Pen: Orquera (2/3) 17', 47'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,458
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15Alex Goode
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Manu Tuilagi
IC 12Brad Barritt  66'
LW 11Mike Brown
FH 10Toby Flood
SH 9 Danny Care  57'
N8 8 Tom Wood
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 James Haskell  50'
RL 5 Geoff Parling  45'
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole  75'
HK 2 Tom Youngs  71'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Dylan Hartley  71'
PR 17David Wilson  75'
PR 18Joe Marler  57'
LK 19Courtney Lawes  45'
FL 20Tom Croft  50'
SH 21Ben Youngs  57'
FH 22Freddie Burns
CE 23Billy Twelvetrees  66'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Andrea Masi 34' to 40'
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Gonzalo Canale
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11Luke McLean  71'
FH 10Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Edoardo Gori 30' to 40'  57'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  62'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Joshua Furno  62'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  62'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  28'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  58'
LP 1 Alberto de Marchi  75'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  58'
PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero  75'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  28'
LK 19Antonio Pavanello  62'
LK 20Francesco Minto  62'
FL 21Simone Favaro  62'
SH 22Tobias Botes  34'  40'  57'
CE 23Tommaso Benvenuti  71'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Italy Andrea Masi

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes

Week 5

16 March 2013
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  22–15  Ireland
Try: Venditti 48' c
Con: Orquera (1/1) 49'
Pen: Orquera (4/5) 13', 21', 69', 80'
Garcia (1/2) 35'
 Report Pen: Jackson (5/6) 5', 40', 52', 57', 63'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 74,174
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15Andrea Masi  65'
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Gonzalo Canale
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  74'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) 51' to 61'
OF 7 Simone Favaro  57'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Joshua Furno  57'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  64'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  74'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  74'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  74'
PR 17Michele Rizzo  64'
PR 18Alberto de Marchi  74'
LK 19Antonio Pavanello  64'
LK 20Francesco Minto  57'
FL 21Paul Derbyshire  57'
SH 22Tobias Botes  74'
CE 23Tommaso Benvenuti  65'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Craig Gilroy
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll 29' to 39'
IC 12Luke Marshall  27'
LW 11Keith Earls  24'
FH 10Paddy Jackson
SH 9 Conor Murray 79' to end'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Sean O'Brien
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan 68' to 78'  79'
LL 4 Mike McCarthy  64'
TP 3 Mike Ross  66'
HK 2 Rory Best  69'
LP 1 Cian Healy  69'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  69'
PR 17David Kilcoyne  69'
PR 18Stephen Archer  66'
LK 19Devin Toner  64'
FL 20Iain Henderson  36'
SH 21Paul Marshall  79'
FH 22Ian Madigan  27'
WG 23Luke Fitzgerald  24'  36'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Italy Alessandro Zanni

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

16 March 2013
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  30–3  England
Try: Cuthbert (2) 56' m, 65' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 66'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 10', 17', 23', 51'
Biggar (1/1) 70'
Drop: Biggar 64'
 Report Pen: Farrell (1/3) 20'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,104
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts  75'
LW 11George North
FH 10Dan Biggar  75'
SH 9 Mike Phillips  75'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Sam Warburton  75'
RL 5 Ian Evans  70'
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones
TP 3 Adam Jones  73'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  52'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)  61'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  52'
PR 17Paul James  61'
PR 18Scott Andrews  73'
LK 19Andrew Coombs  70'
FL 20Aaron Shingler  75'
SH 21Lloyd Williams  75'
FH 22James Hook  75'
CE 23Scott Williams  75'
Coach:
Wales Rob Howley
FB 15Alex Goode  64'
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Manu Tuilagi
IC 12Brad Barritt
LW 11Mike Brown
FH 10Owen Farrell  67'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  64'
N8 8 Tom Wood  67'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  52'
TP 3 Dan Cole  72'
HK 2 Tom Youngs  52'
LP 1 Joe Marler  44'
Replacements:
HK 16Dylan Hartley  52'
PR 17David Wilson  72'
PR 18Mako Vunipola  44'
LK 19Courtney Lawes  52'
FL 20James Haskell  67'
SH 21Danny Care  64'
FH 22Toby Flood  67'
CE 23Billy Twelvetrees  64'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Wales Justin Tipuric

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Notes:

16 March 2013
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  23–16  Scotland
Try: Fofana 65' c
Médard 70' c
Con: Michalak (1/1) 66'
Machenaud (1/1) 71'
Pen: Michalak (3/3) 44', 49', 53'
 Report Try: Visser 75' c
Con: Jackson (1/1) 75'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 8', 14', 58'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 81,158
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Yoann Huget
RW 14Vincent Clerc
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud  74'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Maxime Médard
FH 10Frédéric Michalak  70'
SH 9 Morgan Parra  40'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c) 63' to 67'
BF 6 Antonie Claassen  68'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Sebastien Vahaamahina  70'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  63'
HK 2 Benjamin Kayser  54'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  54'
Replacements:
HK 16Guilhem Guirado  54'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  54'
PR 18Luc Ducalcon  63'
LK 19Christophe Samson  70'
FL 20Yannick Nyanga  63'  67'  68'
SH 21Maxime Machenaud  40'
FH 22François Trinh-Duc  70'
CE 23Gaël Fickou  74'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Sean Maitland  30'
OC 13Sean Lamont
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Tim Visser
FH 10Duncan Weir  67'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  74'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  70'
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist  53'
TP 3 Euan Murray  64'
HK 2 Ross Ford  74'
LP 1 Ryan Grant  63'
Replacements:
HK 16Dougie Hall  74'
PR 17Moray Low  63'
PR 18Geoff Cross  64'
LK 19Alastair Kellock  53'
N8 20Ryan Wilson  70'
SH 21Henry Pyrgos  74'
FH 22Ruaridh Jackson  67'
CE 23Max Evans  30'
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
France Wesley Fofana

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos Name Team Pts
1 Leigh Halfpenny  Wales 74
2 Greig Laidlaw  Scotland 61
3 Owen Farrell  England 45
4 Frédéric Michalak  France 33
Luciano Orquera  Italy
6 Paddy Jackson  Ireland 26
7 Toby Flood  England 24
8 Alex Cuthbert  Wales 20
9 Jonathan Sexton  Ireland 15
10 Kristopher Burton  Italy 14

Try scorers

Pos Name Team Tries
1 Alex Cuthbert  Wales 4
2 Wesley Fofana  France 2
Stuart Hogg  Scotland
Louis Picamoles  France
Tim Visser  Scotland
6 25 players 1

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, BBC One[34] televised the all matches live apart from the week five match between France and Scotland which was televised live on both BBC HD and BBC Two. The week one match between Italy and France which started at 2:25pm in the Channel Islands, HD. London, North East & Cumbria, Northern Ireland HD, Oxfordshire and Wales HD only started twenty five minutes later in Scotland and Scotland HD only, the week two match between Scotland and Italy was not on Scotland and the week four match between England and Italy not on in the South East. There was also a forum show on the BBC Red Button for satellite and cable viewers as well as Freeview viewers after the second week one match between England and Scotland and a day later after the last week one match between Italy and France, the last week two match between Ireland and England, the last week three match between Scotland and Ireland, the last week four match between England and Italy and the second week five match between Wales and England. Four day after the conclusion of the tournament, there was a highlights programme called “Wales v England: We Did It!” televised at 10:50pm on BBC One but only in Wales and Wales HD.

In Wales, only Wales matches were televised live in Welsh language by S4C.

Elsewhere, the tournament's matches were televised live by RTÉ in Ireland,[35] France Télévisions in France, Sky Italia in Italy, ESPN in Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Japan, SuperSport in South Africa, ESPN+ in Latin America, ESPN Brasil in Brazil, Setanta Sports Asia in Southeast Asia, Dolce Sport in Romania, Nova Sports in Greece, Sport TV in Portugal, Sport 1 in eastern Europe as well as Channel 9, Arena Sport TV and Canal+.

In the United States, BBC America televised one match from each week live[36] while Universal Sports televised all the matches in delay[37] as did Sportsnet World in Canada.

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